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About

So who is this "Maggie" person, anyway?

My education and background is in cognitive science and user experience research. I wanted to have a more impactful role in consumer-facing products, so I started learning web development in December, 2013.

When I'm not typing furiously on my computer, I like to go hiking, camping, skiing, and all manner of outdoorsy things. I'm more of a cat person than a dog person. I lived in Italy for a couple of years. I'm a Star Trek fan, a Kim Stanley Robinson fan, and yes, I loved the movie Her (2013).

I'm educated.

I got my BA from the University of Chicago in 2010 and my MSc from l'Università degli studi di Trento in 2012. While I was at these prestigious institutions, I did a lot of research around the subject of language and communication. I wrote my master's thesis on communication via signaling games.

I'm rather new to the field, so expounding on any supposed expertise would be pure bluff. But I have come to the software development world brandishing my love of learning, so I hope to start putting technical feathers in my hat soon.

Space Cruiser

Space Cruiser is a JavaScript sidescroller game in the spirit of old arcade games.
If you make it to the other side of the screen, you win! But if you hit an asteroid or if the other spaceship shoots you, you lose.